Shark Thuy was detained
Information at the press conference of the Ministry of Public Security on the morning of March 26, Lieutenant General To An Xo, spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security, gave Knowing that the Police Investigation Agency has prosecuted the accused, temporarily detained Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thuy – Chairman of EGroup Education Company, aka shark Thuy, Dang Van Hien – Head of shareholder relations department of EGame Company, on charges of fraud. island to appropriate property.
Since the end of 2022, EGroup’s Apax Leaders English center chain has been continuously entangled in controversies over teaching quality, late salary payments, and teachers’ salary debt.
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A series of parents came to Apax Leaders to complain and request a refund of tuition fees. At one point, Mr. Thuy spoke up to admit the deadlock, asked for debt relief as well as delayed the time to recover capital and profits so that Apax could focus resources on restructuring.
According to the report On February 26, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City said that the amount of tuition that must be refunded to parents in the area is more than 108 billion VND. Of which, Apax has paid more than 14 billion VND and still owes more than 93 billion VND.
At noon on March 26, Apax representative said that this unit temporarily stopped confirming tuition and tuition debt. for parents. This English center system also temporarily suspended tuition refunds until there is a conclusion from the police investigation agency.
Shark Khai and the controversy over the origin of goods
Shark Khai and the controversy over the origin of goods
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In 2017, when Shark tank season 1 took place, businessman Hoang Khai with the Khaisilk brand had to withdraw from the program due to being involved in goods origin fraud. The program also stopped broadcasting all recordings related to Mr. Khai.
Specifically, some people consumer discovered that Khaisilk’s silk scarf had a Made in China stamp but was cut. Instead, the “KHAISILK” label is embroidered on the side.
In October 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Trade directed to check the origin of the product. silk scarf “KHAISILK”.
In December 2017, this Ministry concluded that Khai Duc Co., Ltd. (part of Khai Silk Group) showed signs of violating criminal law provisions on the crime of trafficking in goods. counterfeiting of quality, violating legal regulations on labeling of goods, showing signs of concealing information or providing incomplete, misleading and inaccurate information to consumers.
Bases Inspection conclusion The Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed functional units to transfer evidence files to the police investigation agency to handle signs of criminal law violations according to regulations.
On December 14, 2017, Mr. Hoang Khai resigned from his position as legal representative of Khai Duc Co., Ltd.
Shark Tam and the “made in Vietnam” TV controversy< /strong>
Coming to Shark Tank season 3, businessman Pham Van Tam, Chairman of Asanzo Group, encountered a similar scandal as businessman Hoang Khai.
Specifically in June 2019, the group This company is caught up in a scandal of importing components and then tearing off the Chinese label, peeling off the stamp and sticking the “made in Vietnam” label while the production content in Vietnam is very little.
At the end of October 2019, Mr. Mai Xuan Thanh, Deputy Director General of the General Department of Customs, said that Asanzo committed many violations such as deceiving consumers, violating the origin of goods, tax evasion, etc. The Shark tank production unit also removed all related recordings. regarding Mr. Tam.
However, at this time, many experts argue that the legal system does not have “made in Vietnam” origin regulations for goods produced and consumed domestically.</p >
Shark Vuong withdraws from leadership position of the series enterprise
In 2018, after a period of joining Shark tank, Mr. Tran Anh Vuong (shark Vuong) suddenly withdrew from leadership positions of a number of businesses.
Specifically, in July 2018, Mr. Vuong submitted his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam General Import-Export Joint Stock Company I (code securities: TH1) for the 2016-2021 term and approved by the Board of Directors.
On August 31, 2018, the Board of Directors of SAM Holdings Joint Stock Company (stock code: SAM) had a resolution Approved the resignation letter of General Director of Mr. Tran Anh Vuong.
He has been General Director of SAM Holdings since May 2016. In addition to SAM Holdings, at this time Mr. Vuong is also a member of the Board of Directors of companies including Vietnam Pharmaceutical Corporation (stock code: DVN) Dong Nai Plastic Joint Stock Company (stock code: DNP) SAMETEL Joint Stock Company (stock code: SMT) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BVG Investment Joint Stock Company (stock code: BVG).
Currently, Mr. Vuong only holds the position of Chairman of BVG Investment Joint Stock Company (stock code: BVG). As of March 26 shares of the enterprise are traded at 2,500 VND/share.
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